Senior Project Manager, Multiport (New Product Development)

Description

The role is Senior Project Manager for Multiport, based in the Program Management Office within New Product Development.

The PMO runs cross-functional teams on new product development and continuation engineering work. It is made up of project managers, program managers and project coordinators.

The focus is complex surgical robotic instruments such as stapling and vessel sealing devices, bringing new technology and design improvements to markets worldwide.

You will work closely with Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, Human Factors, Technical Publications, Training, Service, Finance, Marketing, and other program and project managers.

The work calls for strong organization, close attention to detail, and steady contact with many people and departments.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of complex cross-functional projects from concept through manufacturing stability, starting with disposable surgical robotic instruments.
• Make sure Design Control processes are followed as the relevant procedures require.
• Scope, staff and communicate high-value Business Unit projects so risk stays low and work lands on time and within budget.
• Act as the main contact for key leaders and stakeholders across the organization.
• Run team meetings, design review meetings and phase gate reviews.
• Create and maintain project schedules, and develop and monitor budgets.
• Help with resource demand planning by estimating work effort, needs, roles and responsibilities.
• Lead large, spread-out cross-functional teams.
• Plan and track the design history documents that project teams create.
• Share best practices with the PMO and look for process improvements.
• Help set project goals that match business unit and corporate objectives, then organize and rank team work to meet them.
• Work with Product Development Franchise leaders on plans for strategic objectives.
• Provide data and analysis from current and past projects to inform product prioritization.
• Support team members, including functional managers, in planning and carrying out work to reach goals.
• Make sure Design, Manufacturing, Marketing, Regulatory and Quality have input and representation in development.
• Work with Operations and Manufacturing management on product cut-in and roll-in strategies.
• Coordinate with other project managers on goals, scope and timelines, and help functional managers negotiate resources and schedules.
• Share priorities, deliverables, milestones and risks widely: within the PMO, with cross-functional members, business unit management and shared services management.
• Build formal and informal channels so stakeholders receive accurate, timely information.
• Give team members feedback on performance and requirements.

Requirements

• Required: strong project or program management, planning, decision making, negotiation, communication and change management skills.
• Required: experience developing complex medical device products through Design Controls, including consumables, with launches that followed completed development cycles.
• Required: ability to lead, influence and work well at every organizational level within cross-functional teams.
• Required: experience leading people on project teams with clinical, mechanical, electrical and software engineers.
• Required: skill in building collaboration across departments and influencing cross-functional teams without formal authority.
• Required: a track record of spotting critical issues, reacting quickly under pressure, and closing issues with coordinated direction.
• Required: high attention to detail, the ability to manage several competing priorities at once, and the ability to work under pressure, stay flexible and meet deadlines.
• Required: excellent written and verbal communication, presentation and documentation skills, plus high emotional intelligence.
• Required: results-driven, self-starting, energetic, showing initiative and accountability, with a team-first attitude.
• Required: self-directed and resourceful with a strong work ethic, able to handle conflict and drive issues to resolution.
• Required: comfortable with ambiguity and able to run several projects at the same time.
• Required: ability to lead a large number of people across a variety of programs.
• Required: commitment to continuously improving product development and program management processes.
• Required education: a BS in a scientific or engineering field (or equivalent experience) plus 8 years leading teams that develop and commercialize medical device products; or an MS plus 6 years of the same experience.
• Preferred: experience across the product development lifecycle, including idea generation, concept development and testing, design, implementation, validation and transfer.
• Preferred: working knowledge of manufacturing, engineering, product strategy and business management.
• Preferred: experience weighing tradeoffs between product desirability, feasibility and viability.
• Preferred: ability to synthesize data, set actionable goals, and drive metrics and execution.
• Desired: experience with high-volume manufacturing, plus knowledge of automated production lines and injection molding.
• Preferred: project management certification (PMP).
• Preferred: an advanced degree is a plus.

Conditions

Some roles are subject to U.S. export controls for applicants who are nationals of countries under embargo or sanctions; final offers then depend on an approved export license and/or an executed Technology Control Plan before the start date.

The government licensing process can take 3 to 6+ months, and a Technology Control Plan typically adds 2 weeks to hiring.

The company or its customers may require current proof of vaccination against certain diseases, including COVID-19; requirements vary by role.

Preference goes to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records are considered in line with fair chance laws.

The job may be filled at a different level than listed, depending on business need and the selected candidate's experience, knowledge and skills.

Pay is based mainly on the level at which the role is filled and the candidate's qualifications, consistent with applicable law.